Jean-François Cars
Encyclopedia
Jean-François Cars was a French engraver
, born at Lyons
in 1670. His father, François Cars, was an engraver of no great repute, to whom we owe a portrait of Joseph Tobias Franc, drawn in 1681. Jean François worked at Lyons for some years, but eventually repaired to Paris, where he died in 1739. He had a brother, François Cars, likewise an engraver, who died in Paris in 1763, aged eighty-three. The works of Jean François Cars are not considered equal to those of his more famous son
. His plates are sometimes marked J. F. Cars, but more frequently, J. F. Cars, fils. We have by him the following portraits:
Engraving
Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing...
, born at Lyons
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
in 1670. His father, François Cars, was an engraver of no great repute, to whom we owe a portrait of Joseph Tobias Franc, drawn in 1681. Jean François worked at Lyons for some years, but eventually repaired to Paris, where he died in 1739. He had a brother, François Cars, likewise an engraver, who died in Paris in 1763, aged eighty-three. The works of Jean François Cars are not considered equal to those of his more famous son
Laurent Cars
Laurent Cars was a French designer and engraver, born at Lyons in 1699. He was the son of Jean-François Cars, who took him when quiteyoung to Paris, where it was not long before he distinguished himself. In 1733 he was received as an Academician upon his portraits of Michel Anguier and Sébastien...
. His plates are sometimes marked J. F. Cars, but more frequently, J. F. Cars, fils. We have by him the following portraits:
- Nicolas, Superior of the Order of Capuchins at Lyons; engraved at Lyons, 1694.
- François Blouet de Camilly.
- Cardinal de PolignacMelchior de PolignacMelchior de Polignac was a French diplomat, Roman Catholic cardinal and neo-Latin poet.A younger son of Armand XVI, marquis de Polignac, he was born at Lavoûte-sur-Loire, Haute-Loire, Auvergne. At an early age he achieved distinction as a diplomat...
; after RigaudHyacinthe RigaudHyacinthe Rigaud was a French baroque painter of Catalan origin whose career was based in Paris.He is renowned for his portrait paintings of Louis XIV, the royalty and nobility of Europe, and members of their courts and considered one of the most notable French portraitists of the classical period...
. - Archbishop Neufville de VilleroiCamille de Neufville de VilleroyCamille de Neufville de Villeroy was archbishop and count of Lyon and primate of the Gauls from 1653 to 1693. He was the second of five sons of Charles I de Neufville de Villeroy, marquis d'Halincourt, and grandson of Nicolas IV de Neufville de Villeroy, minister to the kings of France...
; after Grandon of Lyons. - Bishop Dominic St. Clair.
- Louis Auguste, Prince de Dombes.
- Louis, Vicomte d'AubussonLouis d'Aubusson de la FeuilladeLouis d'Aubusson de la Feuillade, duc de Roannais was a Marshal of France 1724 -1725.-Early life:La Feuillade, born on 30 March 1673, was the son of François d'Aubusson de La Feuillade, also a Marshal of France, and Charlotte de Gouffier...
. - Prince Henri La Tour d'AuvergneHenri, prince de La Tour d'AuvergneHenri, Prince de La Tour d'Auvergne was a French politician of the Second Empire who served twice as Minister of Foreign Affairs for Napoleon III....
. 1699. - Archbishop Charles La Berchère. 1702.
- Cardinal Archbishop Le CamusÉtienne Le CamusÉtienne Le Camus was a French cardinal.-Biography:Through the influence of his father, Nicolas le Camus, a state councillor, he was when still very young attached to the court as almoner of the king, and enjoyed the friendship of Bossuet. The Sorbonne made him doctor of theology at the age of...
. 1703. - Pierre de Sève. 1706.
- Archbishop de Grammont. 1706.
- Louis XIVLouis XIV of FranceLouis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
; engraved at Lyons, sold at Paris, marked J. F. C.